J0205-4-1 イルカの人工尾びれの有効性に関する研究([J0205-4]バイオメカニズム/バイオミメティクス/バイオインスパイアー(4))

Abstract

It is known that a dolphin swims fast and freely in water. The propulsive performance and the kinetic performance of the dolphin are one of great concerns among researchers. We paid attention to the dolphin's tail flukes which had an important role to generate a propulsive force. The swimming behavior of the dolphin which lost most part of its tail flukes by diseases was investigated when an artificial tail fin was attached to the dolphin's. The propulsive forces were obtained by using data on the behavior of the tail fin. The effectiveness of artificial tail fin was discussed.